There’s been loads of debate around the “chick lit” genre. For anyone interested in the “is it sexist/demeaning/a barreir to women writers” debate, this Huffington post article is quite an interesting read. I’m generally of the opinion that the term “chick lit” is silly but the genre is great and should be celebrated more.

I’ve been pretty committed to Robin Hobb. I first read Assassin’s Apprentice a few years ago and have since read virtually everything she’s written, aside from the Liveship Trader series (and there’s a reason I haven’t tackled that particular series yet).

I’m always on the hunt for good fantasy books. Like I mentioned in my review of The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic, it really isn’t the easiest task and I can be quite picky when it comes to reading fantasy books by authors I don’t already love.

I love fantasy books. The fantasy genre is one of my favourites and I especially like ones with wizards, medieval vibes and plenty of cool places. I tend to prefer ones that are usually filed under epic or high fantasy – the Lord of the Rings/Game of Thrones/The Name of The Wind type of books.

I bought Night Sky with Exit Wounds kind of on a whim. I hadn’t bought any new poetry books for a while and was generally browsing on Amazon for recent releases and books with good reviews. I saw Ocean Vuong’s collection and loved the cover as well as the title, but didn’t know much about the poet himself.

A little over a year ago I resigned from my full-time job in the digital marketing industry and applied to do a part-time master’s degree. It was both the scariest and the best decision I’ve ever made.